Ever have someone wrong you, and you forgave them but negative thoughts persist? I have found myself with such thoughts more than once. So what’s a body to do?

Choosing the right weapons

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

The battle will wage regardless of the weapons we choose to take up to fight. Although no one can escape the battle, the good news is two-fold:

The battle is won. Jesus said, “It is finished.”

The weapons are “in God.” This means that I do not have to think about finding my own weapons or using ineffective weaponry to fight my foes.

What are theweapons that I can use?

The Whole Armor of God

The Belt of Truth

The Breastplate of Righteousness

The Gospel of Truth

The Shield of Faith

The Helmet of Salvation

The Sword of the Spirit

Prayer –Ephesians 6:13-18

These weapons will help us to bring those thoughts, those persistent thoughts, into captivity to the obedience of Christ. We will look in more detail at what this means and how this might be applied to our lives more specifically in the next post.